Catherine Roraback, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Catherine Roraback

American politician and lawyer

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1920

Date of Death: 17-Oct-2007

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Catherine Gertrude "Katie" Roraback (September 17, 1920 – October 17, 2007) was a civil rights attorney in Connecticut, best known for representing Estelle Griswold and Dr.
C.
Lee Buxton in the famous 1965 Supreme Court case, Griswold v.
Connecticut, which legalized the use of birth control in Connecticut and created the precedent of the right to privacy.
She is also known for such cases as the New Haven Black Panther trials of 1971, in which she defended Black Panther member Ericka Huggins after she was accused of murder.
Roraback dealt with issues such as women's rights and racial discrimination, and lived her life to defend the rights of the "dissenters and the dispossessed".